Tate Weighs Up Options For Hey Gaman

[Wandering Eyes]

Following a career best effort when second in the G1 the Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains at ParisLongchamp the James Tate trained Hey Gaman (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) appears unlikely to attempt to go one better in the Irish version, the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh this Saturday. Despite being beaten just a neck by Olmedo (Fr) (Declaration Of War) on May 13 Tate is not ruling out a step up in trip sooner rather than later to take on that Jean Claude Rouget trained winner again in the G1 QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on June 3. “That was his first run over a mile but looking at that, we’d have to consider the French Derby along with the St James’s Palace Stakes at Ascot.,” Tate said. “We just thought he got out-speeded a bit. The O’Brien horse [US Navy Flag] went hard early and then stacked them up and the French horses came at him with a customary turn of foot.” Ground conditions will also play a part in where Tate decides to go with Sultan Ali’s colt next. “What he doesn’t want is really fast ground. If it was good to soft at Ascot that would be perfect, but we are tempted by the French Derby so we’ll just have to see,” he added.

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